2015 in review and 2016 goals

It is always interesting to sit back and look at what I was able to accomplish in 2015 and start thinking about what I would like to accomplish in 2016.

2015 goals
1.  Blog four time each month – accomplished, posted 91 times in 2015
2.  Get home office area organized – this is an ongoing project as it is organized and then it isn't
3.  Get material up on the DLK Life website – both designs and writing – website work is ongoing but did get things up.
4.  Release one cross-stitch pattern under the DLK Life label – released Butterfly under DLK Life
5.  Get more writing up on either Konecny Consulting and/or DLK Life to show my writing skills – got writing up on both of the sites with more being worked on.

This past year I was able to get quite a bit of work done for DLK Life and Konecny Consulting and that makes me very happy.  My writing has improved a great deal over the last couple of years and I am seeing a big difference in it. Writing is no longer a challenge for me and that has helped in a number of ways.  

At the end of 2015 I was able to say that I have been able to write for just over 2 years without missing a day which is a major accomplishment.  Not everything is posted but a least there have been words written every day.

2016 goals

1. Blog a minimum of four times each month.

2. Get home office area organized.

3. Continue to get material up on the DLK Life website.

4. Release two cross-stitch patterns under DLK Life label

5. Write more for Konecny Consulting and/or DLK Life

6. Continue to write every day 

I look forward to 2016 and to see what goals are accomplished and what other goals will be added along the way.  I also have some personal goals that I want to accomplish but they are personal so I will not be posting them on my blog.

Goal review - mid-year

July for me is time to review my goals that I set at the beginning of January.  I want to see how I am doing and if things need to be changed and worked on differently.

2015 goals
1.  Blog four time each month – been able to accomplish this so far this year
2.  Get home office area organized – a work in progress as I get it clean and then it is quickly a mess again
3.  Get material up on the DLK Life website -- both designs and writing – this continues to be done
4.  Release one cross-stitch pattern under the DLK Life label – working on a couple of designs to see which one will be released
5.  Get more writing up on either Konecny Consulting and/or DLK Life to show my writing skills – work in progress

I am very happy with the progress that I have been making with my DLK Life goals and now to continue working on them to see what they look like by the end of the year.  I continue to strive to improve my writing and look forward to posting even more things on DLK Life and Konecny Consulting website.

I know that I have been able to post blogs frequently on DLK Life so that is making me feel so much better.  I don't seem to be fighting to get the posts ready to go so that is a big step since last year.  Now to see if I can get more writing done for work over the next six months.

 

2014 in review and 2015 goals

It's that time to see how I did on my 2014 goals and to set some new goals for 2015

2014 goals and comments
1.  Blog four times each month  -- I only had one month where I didn't write the four posts but overall for the year I exceeded the four post average.
2.  Complete remaining 2 courses of Fundraising Certificate -- Completed the 2 courses and received by Fundraising Certificate with honours.
3.  Write a minimum of 15,000 words a month -- Exceeded this goal each month and overall was happy with the progress that I have made with my writing in 2014.
4.  Take time for myself on a regular basis -- This I learned to do and have found that it has helped me achieve more of the things that I have wanted to do.
5.  Get home office area organized -- It is more organized than it was at the beginning of 2014 but still some work to do before I am entirely happy with the setup.

Overall I am very happy with accomplishments that I made in 2014 because some of them seemed like they were going to be a major issue during part of the year.  I had some challenges that I faced in 2014 and these challenges made me stronger so now to see what 2015 has in store.

2015 goals
1.  Blog four time each month
2.  Get home office area organized
3.  Get material up on the DLK Life website -- both designs and writing
4.  Release one cross-stitch pattern under the DLK Life label
5.  Get more writing up on either Konecny Consulting and/or DLK Life to show my writing skills

So my goals for 2015 are a little different than they were in 2014 because I have got into the habit of writing each day and that is no longer something that I need to set as a goal.  My goals for 2015 are more getting more of my writing out into the public areas so that people can see what I do.

All of my goals are to push me a bit further than I think is comfortable but they are also goals that I want to achieve.  It is now time to start working towards achieving all of the goals for 2015.